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dyeing slikstik translucent balltops

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pointdablame:

Thanks for the info, I think it looks really nice with some color on it even when the LEDs are off.  Obviously won't do much for people who have the color changing models, but I wanted to go with a blue and a red anyway :)

MovingTarget:

This is awesome!  I too have a blue theme and really don't care for the white ball top when the lights are off.  I going to try this either this weekend or next.

Thanks so much for being a pioneer!

juggle50:

Thanks,

Let me know how it turns out.  Make sure to put the ball imeadiately under the faucet after you take it out of the boiling water to get the color even.

horseboy:

I am sure that doing it this way will dye metal as well, right? I am looking into doing this to a joystick without the detatchable ball top. I don't want it to dye the metal shaft as well and have the whole thing look funky. Any suggestions on how to go about this?

juggle50:

Hmm, that is a really good question.  I doubt it would fully "dye" the metal but it may very well stain it.  I would buy a few shafts to experiment with.  I would probably start by wrapping the shaft in plastic (not cling wrap because that will shrink when it get's hot, maybe something like the plastic from zip lock bags) try to tape it off with duct tape making it air tight.  Then submerge the balltop into the boiling dye while holding on the the shaft.

It would be wise to wear an ovenmit as it get's hot over the boiling water and try to hold the balltop very still so you get an even dye.  What color is the balltop now and what color do you want it to be?  Remember you can't dye a darker color lighter, just the other way round.

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